(10y+6)-(17y+8)=

Solution for (10y+6)-(17y+8)= equation:

Simplifying
(10y + 6) + -1(17y + 8) = 0

Reorder the terms:
(6 + 10y) + -1(17y + 8) = 0

Remove parenthesis around (6 + 10y)
6 + 10y + -1(17y + 8) = 0

Reorder the terms:
6 + 10y + -1(8 + 17y) = 0
6 + 10y + (8 * -1 + 17y * -1) = 0
6 + 10y + (-8 + -17y) = 0

Reorder the terms:
6 + -8 + 10y + -17y = 0

Combine like terms: 6 + -8 = -2
-2 + 10y + -17y = 0

Combine like terms: 10y + -17y = -7y
-2 + -7y = 0

Solving
-2 + -7y = 0

Solving for variable 'y'.

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '2' to each side of the equation.
-2 + 2 + -7y = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: -2 + 2 = 0
0 + -7y = 0 + 2
-7y = 0 + 2

Combine like terms: 0 + 2 = 2
-7y = 2

Divide each side by '-7'.
y = -0.2857142857

Simplifying
y = -0.2857142857